Really loving Tran!! Friend and I came in last minute for manicures and they took us with smiles! Love the nice quality of their establishment and the many options they have on manicures and pedicures. Fairly priced and good service, will be coming back! Sandy did a wonderful job on my mani and pedi, she took her time and made sure to be precise with the procedures while also working in a timely matter. read more

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First timer at this place! My friend and I went for a little pampering. I got a no chip medi and regular pedi. It was $55. Very happy with the price, service and facility. Very clean. I suggest trying the stone massage pedi! read more

Terrible service. Had an appointment at 6:15 and they had me wait for 90 minutes. If it wasn't for my daughter being with me and being attended I would have left read more

Tran Nails used to be my go to place when I lived in Elmhurst, but I recently moved so I'm only able to go whenever I'm back in town. Of all of the places that I've tried in Chicago, Tran Nails does the best dip manicure and has such a wide variety of colors. I went in 2 days after this past Christmas and my nails are still in perfect condition, no chips or cracks, and it's been 5 weeks. The nail tech that I had did an excellent job and the dip isn't too thick and looks great. Wish I could go there more often. read more

I normally go there to get acrylics, but the past few times they have terrible. They were stubs when I asked for acrylics, and then they up charged me for shaping and design ($25). On top of that, the owner/manager (who did my nails) was on the phone and running around the entire time it took 3+ hours to get my nails done. read more

The salon is nice and elegant, but the male tech is very rude anything you ask him to do he will right away get an attitude. I asked for a simple letter to be drawn on my nail for my boyfriends birthday and he literally just got an attitude and said he couldn't do it. I felt the tension and I don't know about you but when I get my nails done I use it as time to relax and pay for what I would like done. read more

Tran Nails is okay... it's not great but it is what it is. Iv been to Tran Nails about 6 or 7 times for full set gel and regular gel manicures. Their gel manicures usually don't last that long and end up chipping. I even went in one day to ask if they could fix the manicure because I literally had just got it done and they gave me so much attitude. I talked to like 3 people who told me "your nails are fine, it's just a little chip", or "You did that to your nails honey". Like no, your nail job sucked so please fix your mistake. So after talking with I believe the owner Carrie she said she would do them for a $10 charge. I gave in and was like whatever. She rushed through it and did a sloppy job because she was mad she has to do them in the first place. The last time I went to get a full set gel I got white nails with sparkle. Technician was very nice and very efficient. Loved the nails until about a week later. The nails started turning black in spots like they were getting dirty? Weird. Overall, I think it just depends on who you see at Tran. Some of the girls are nice and others not so much. read more

Tran Nails - The weird discoloration after one week. - Nail Salons Near Me - Elmhurst, Illinois

I really liked this place when I first came here. But lately I'm having second thoughts and considering finding a new place. My only concern is that the person at the front desk, his name is Ocean, has become rude and inpatient. I don't know if he's stressed or overworked. But he doesn't greet you at all. He's short, rude and direct. He's also, unfortunately, done my nails and he grabs your hands and feet and just throws them forcibly from one place to another. He presses so hard on my nails that it hurts and when I say something he laughs sarcastically and scolds that I should have said something. (I did say something. Maybe he should of warned me that he aims to injure.) I'll come back one more time and if I get him as my nail tech I'll refuse. But, if he's rude again I'm done with this spot. Everyone else is great here. But you have to deal with Ocean on the phone and at the front desk when you come in. I come here to get my nails done in a RELAXING atmosphere. Not to be stressed out with rude, unwelcoming, bad behavior. read more

Terrible! Went in for a pedicure with my girlfriend today. They never asked which pedicure we wanted, and were given just the standard. We were going to get the deluxe and spend twice the amount as the standard. Someone needs to learn how to talk to customers there. Furthermore, my pedicure started 15 minutes after the girlfriends, yet ended at the same time. That is completely ridiculous. Products seemed cheap compared to other places, service felt rushed, and we didn't even get what we originally wanted. We won't be wasting our time going back here. read more

WORST manicure i've ever had. i came in 45 minutes before close and asked if they had time to do a no-chip. their answer should have been "no, but we can make you an appointment for tomorrow." because what i received was absolutely terrible. when i sat down, it was explained to me that they usually soak off the previous no-chip, but they were going to use the machine to basically sand off my nail polish instead. "because we close at 8." but they promised it wouldn't harm my nails. should have walked out then. he starts doing it and is sanding down my nails so thin that it is actually painful because the heat from the friction of the tool is getting to my fingers. every time i flinch he pauses, and asks if it hurts. when i say yes, he presses down on my nail with his finger, as if that would fix the problem... all my polish got sanded off, and I got sent to a different tech, a female. i was allowed to soak my fingers for all of 20 seconds, and then my cuticles were ripped off. TWO fingers were bleeding before i went to wash my hands. washed them and got such a rush job that i have polish outside of my nail on 4 fingers of my right hand and 3 of my left hand. (see photos) my nail tech went and put her coat on DURING my manicure so that when i walked out the door at 8:04 (FOUR MINUTES AFTER CLOSE. FOUR. NOT LIKE IT WAS 20 MINUTES LATE) she was RIGHT behind me. that was the worst, most rushed, and rudest experience i've ever had at a salon. definitely will not be using my "buy 9 get one free" card on any future no-chips. AWFUL. read more

Tran Nails - all over the top of my finger... - Nail Salons Near Me - Elmhurst, Illinois

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My negative experience had nothing to do with COVID restrictions. I went in for a no chip manicure. The manicure appeared to be melting off and totally uneven when it was finished. I kindly asked her to fix it and she did a really quick and lazy job fixing it. I requested a refund because I didn't want them to continue to poorly fix my nails and they rudely said no. The product is not good and the customer service is worse. Would not recommend read more

First time here and the thin 24y, he has a name plate reads Jacky, he definitely turned around our earlier bad experience into a great one. Very attentive while giving me a pedicure and very friendly. He did everything right! Thank you buddy we will definitely be coming back soon. read more

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This is the worst nail salon I have ever been to. They are rude and mean. I told the technician I did not like the shape of my nails they got mad at me and gave me another technician and talked about me in their language. Come on we all know they talk about us all. I refuse to go there ever again. They overcharge and they are very disrespectful. Their services aren't even that great for me to continue to go back there and be treated like crap. read more

Worst place to go. Place has sold a few times first owners were very nice, second owners was amazing and made you feel welcomed when you'd come into the shop, they up and sold and when I went into the salon after that the new owners are not very inviting and all the girls do is talk to one another in there language it makes you More uncomfortable because they laugh and are not talking to the client rather talking about the client atleast that's how they make you feel. Quilty wise as for the product they are using now terrible your nails don't last and you already paying extra for s no chip yet a couple days later it's chipping. They tell you it last for at least 10 days no it doesn't! I don't have time just to keep going back to have them repaint it! Save your money. Proud to say that I love going to trendi. That's a whole other review. read more

The new manicures I got started to fall off after a day and Frankly I was very disappointed. My pedicure didn't stay very long too. Compared to my other nail salons, theirs stayed on much longer. I'm picky when it comes to my nails and after reading the yelp reviews I wanted to try. But the result is disappointing. The salon is Huge but the nail color selections are very small. There's too many pedicure chairs and manicure table I think. It's suffocating when there's too many. read more

So disappointed in such a gorgeous nail salon ! For a Chinese nail salon, it is beautiful and very clean. The problem isn't with the salon or the relaxing massages. The issues I have is with the technicians. At first his place was packed with people. That's what sparked my interest. I walked in the nail salon when new and said I have to come here. Now it's a ghost town and I see why. My first experience was okay. I noticed my nails were a bit crooked. I overlooked that and came a bunch more times. My nails were always so crooked that I started bringing my own Polish incase I have to fix it at home. 3 times ago I told the girl my nails were extremely crooked (in a nice way ) and she started rattling off in Chinese to the other tech. Soooooooooo disappointed that a lovely place like this will hold up to the talking in another language in the Asian nail salon which everyone speaks of. She didn't even use a primer on my nails like they usually do before applying base coat and 2 days later the polish peeled off. 2 trips ago, I got a mani pedi. I got home and my toes were on such extreme angles. I caught the guy doing my filing on my finger nails so fast not even checking his work just taking a few swoops on each nail with the file leaving a complete mess. I asked him to please straighten them out and at least he didn't give me an attitude but he did say that it was his first day and he didn't k ow who the manager is that he just walked in with a friend and started working after being hired over the phone !?!? I got home and had to clip all my toe nails to make them look normal. This last time was pretty crappie as well. I got a mani. Worst mani yet. So being prepared to have my nails uneven , this time I decided to cut and file my own nails before coming in ! Good thing I did because the guy I got SUCKED. They came and had me soak first. (Not knowing I already filed my nails ) then the guy comes and BARELY pushes back my cuticles. Put it in this way it was like I didn't know what to expect and he was tricking me into thinking he was doing my cuticles. I asked him to please do it better. Anyways he never even got a nail file out !!!!! I am so sick of paying for services and not getting what I paid for. So he did most of the cuticle with the nippers. I had him go back to a few nails that had massive cuticles and had him attempt to fix. Then the polish drama started. Since my cuticles looked so bad still he couldn't get the polish to look straight. The middle finger was so terrible looking. Terrible. I asked him to fix and he got a brush out and tried cleaning it up. It looked worse. Then he had the polish going again over the wet top coat. It looked terrible and I told him you think this is okay ?????? He started yelling at his friend in Chinese and they were apparently talking crap. His friend was servicing my boyfriend who had the worst manicure ever. His nails were so short and uneven. There were little points by the finger from cutting be it not all the way across. His nails were so short and she broke some skin and she started buffing them so hard core his nails were paper thin. His nails had a yellow tint when we left. He is in so much pain today and yesterday. We spoke to the manager and all she said was she would fix them. He said no thanks it's all off and there's nothing to fix. She didn't even offer a refund or another manicure when he felt better. My polish looked like a Child painted them. I went to ulta to buy the polish to come home and redo them myself since we have a special occasion and even the girl said where did you go ?????? She even said my nails looked ridiculous be we should go back. I'm not wasting my time. They don't care Most of the techs don't even understand any words beyond basic English words They talk in Chinese and you can tell they are talking about you I thought this place was different but after shelling out hundreds of dollars (we went for bi weekly mani pedis) and having to file my own nails , leaving Unsatisfied , having crooked toes, I am so done with this place. Sadly. It was so pretty but in the end they uphold the standards of an Asian nail place who gets you in and out and cares about how many and not how good. They need to learn English. They need to stop talking Chinese in front of customers. Especially when something is going wrong with the service. I wish they didn't screw me up too many times. I just can't anymore. The manager didn't care and the techs were so pissed when they didn't get tips. Not my Problem. I am mad I got ripped off so many times. Going to a pretty place like that I should leave satisfied. read more

It's a different experience every time I go there. The employees are also frequently changing so don't plan on having a go to person. Today the girl was rushing and I didn't realize until later that she didn't do a top coat on my pedicure. On a positive note the decor is very spa like. read more

I like tran nails spa.It is clean, reasonably priced, and friendly. All the nail technicians are doing fabulous Jobs.If you are looking for a spot that is always accommodating this is for you. read more

First time I been here a guy who did my nails did an excellent job, when I came in the second time I got a lady and she completely messed up my nails . Manicure came out pretty decent but pedicure was all messed up like someone smudged it . I asked her to fix it and she made it even worse read more

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This is a hidden gem! I am very, very, very picky regarding nail salons. This one I was very surprised to find last Saturday. As much as I love it the only reason for the 4 star is the extra services that would take it over the edge, 1. Offer people a drink while there. It doesn't take to much money to have bottled water, tea and or coffee. There are places with same to lower prices that even offer wines. 2. The after service after while you are drying or if you paid while drying. Some people got cards for discount when they come back others didn't. And don't leave us hanging or even say goodbye when the majority of the staff is sitting around at the desks on their phones. Now the service was good. They do time the service like the massage which was good because you know what you are getting. I didn't like that the guy I had washed his hands and equipment in the water then asked me to put my feet in there. He did take his time and it was the best apply of color. His massage was a bit rough but my feet loved it. Again being picky I would have loved to have more massage on my calf like I saw others doing. Will I go back------ YES read more

I have been going to Tran regularly since they opened over 10 years ago. I have overlooked a few bad nail mishaps, but yesterday was my last visit there. First, I waited for 35 minutes for a technician. Usually, if there is a wait, they give a timeframe. Not yesterday. Then, I had a "dip" which I've had in the past there. The technician provided very very poor service. I was super disappointed and will not be going back. read more

by far the worst nail salon i've been to. Employees were rude and did a horrible job on my nails. I asked for acrylic nails and showed a picture of how i wanted them. not only did the lady make them too narrow, the acrylic nail is already starting to lift 3 DAYS after getting them done. One nail already broke from trying to unbuckle my seatbelt. Never will return to this shit they call a nail salon ever again. read more

Tran Nails - broken nail from unbuckling a seatbelt... terrible service. - Nail Salons Near Me - Elmhurst, Illinois

So much dead skin left on my feet after my pedicure. Nails are half painted. Also, toenails were filed straight across so the edges are super sharp and snag on my socks when I put them on. So disappointed as I was recommended by so many people. Time to continue my search for a quality nail salon. read more

Very very pleased customer. I decided to try this salon after reading Yelp reviews and I was not disappointed. Salon itself was very clean and spacious. The staff was prompt and friendly. They are fairly new and been open 3months. I went for a regular pedicure (start off at $27) and expected the usual routine. My nail technician "Ocean" was detail oriented and exceeded my expectations. The massage and scrub was the best and the warm towels were steaming! (Which he cool down before placing on my feet). Overall it was a good place, I will be back and I will definitely recommend my friends. read more

Tran Nails - They have more than 14 pedicure chairs. - Nail Salons Near Me - Elmhurst, Illinois

Very clean nice place. Amanda always does my nails here and she is just amazing! She tries to get to know the client. Place looks very clean and friendly. I have had pedis done by others, and they do a good job, I know they set a timer up for themselves to know if they lasted to long with a client, and to me it feels like they might rush if the time is running out, but I have had instances where the timer goes off and they are no where near done, and they don't rush, they keep doing what they are doing. They have a pretty good selection for no chip nail options! They also have promotions occasionally if you sign up for they text messages. read more

I don't get my nails done often but this has become the place I go. Nothing super-spectacular, but consistently long lasting. I got my nails done with no chip 3 weeks ago as of tomorrow, and they're still holding on. read more

Tran Nails - No chip nails after 3 weeks! - Nail Salons Near Me - Elmhurst, Illinois

It took me a while to find a place that did great work. I have been extremely happy with Trans Nails for the last 6 months now and during my last visit I was even happier! Miya did this great design for me and I am looking forward to going back for more fun designs. They do a great ombré on the nails as well. Lots of tables and pedicure seating, pricing is reasonable as well. You will not be disappointed! read more

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Just had a pedicure done by Elle who didn't greet me, make eye contact with me, or pay attention to me while giving me a lousy massage. So disappointed! I usually enjoy my experience at Trans. Too bad. read more

I love this place. Always go here and they are great. But today was bad. Made a reservation for 8 girls and they were ridiculous. Fought with us. Told me no when I said they could start w me while the other girls were pulling into the parking lot. And not at all reasonably priced when it came to what we all needed. Just didn't hold true to their word. I will only ever come back when it's only myself, cause they obviously get too flustered when it's more than one. read more

Super delayed post but these pictures are from 2 years ago. I can't remember who did my manicure ): she was a young girl who was amazing at free-handing. My nails were perfect. I hope they are still good at Tran nails... I need a gel ombré full set soon!! read more

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The place was really clean. They were precise, efficient and quick. I would recommend it. I got a no chip manicure. read more

Tran Nails - Nail Salons Near Me - Elmhurst, Illinois

Salon is conveniently located and is really beautiful inside but the last few times I went in there I was really disappointment. I took all my nail polish off before going in and went in and wanted glitter nail polish as tips - they wanted to charge me $15 bucks for that! I get painting tips on is an up charge but I've never had it cost more than $5. So I went with just a solid pink color which looked terrible. I'm disappointed because it's so close to home for me, I wish my visits were better. read more

I'm so upset by my experience last night. Since the last I have been at Tran Nails, they have added a bunch of additional charges to every service. Even just to shape your nails is an additional $5. The woman who did my acrylics put so many layers my nail that they curve up. Never mind the air bubble left on my thumb nail. I used to love Tran but after this experience I'm not sure I'll be back. read more

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My daughter and I have been going here for a few years but we are done. Third time in a row that we make an appointment and sit waiting well past our appointment time. We understand a few minutes but last time my daughter waited 45 minutes. Today I left after 20 minutes because 2 people were taken before me and the owner wouldn't even make eye contact or try to explain/apologize. read more

My friend and I came to this nail salon with pictures ready to show the technicians. When we showed them our pictures they said they could do it but when i sat down my technician said she could only do it if i got acrylics. they just wanted to make more money off of me. Overall they were extremely rude and crabby during all of it. will not come back again and do not recommend read more

Miya did goodjob.Skilled technique, do very gentle, people are particularly beautiful, shop decoration is also very beautiful, very clean and tidy. The service attitude of the people in the shop is very good and they are very warm to me. I'll come again next time. read more

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Daughter had a bad reactions from whatever they did to her cuticles. They were swollen and infected which is signs of cross contamination. We also were mislead into believing we were paying one price as asked but at the end the price was doubled even though we clearly told them what we requested and signed up for. Please avoid at all costs! read more

not very clean anymore.....new management very slow, inept, dont ask questions before service. they just start cutting, shaping and cheese-grating your feet before getting insights from the customer....sadly, i will be looking for a new salon. read more

Wish there was a minus scoring. I'd first like to say with all the choices we have for nail places pass on Tran Nails. I went there not even busy. I went and sat in the pedicure chair. The woman started the water and walked away. The cool water was not the temp I'm use to. Normally you get a nice warm water temp. Well just before the water went to over flow. I was loudly asking if anyone was coming to turn it off. Just before it over flowed on to the floor a man came by and turned it off. Needless to say I just walked out. That shit show was over for me. Worst nail place ever. They didn't even care I walked out. Clearly they don't need your business. read more

A have a family member that's been going here for a year and a half. Since the new management has taken over, her no chips don't last as long as they should, which is typically two weeks. She finally noticed they use a thin coat of gell. If there was an option for no stars, this establishment would deserve it. read more